Removable and adjustable awning



(No Mode 1.)

H. W. SMITH. REMOVABLE AND ADJUSTABLE AWNING. No. 345,183. Patentedwluly 6, 1886.

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' N. FLI'ERS. Pholwhlhognphon Walhinginm me UNITE States HENRY \V. SMITH, OF

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SPECIFIQATIQN To Application lil d October 26, 1883.

" ing part of Letters Patent No. 345,183, dated July 6, 1885.

Serial No. 180,975. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY WV. SMITH, of the city of St. Louis, in the Slate of Missouri, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Removable and Adjustable Awnings,of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Figure 1 is an inside view of the awning when up. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of same at 2 4, Fig. i. Fig. 3 shows the awning detached from the window-frame and folded. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the awning. Fig. 5 is a view of the lifting-frame, showiiig it in its lower position. Fig. 6 is a diamctric section of a ring by which one member of the compound hinge of the stick is held rigid. Fig. 7 shows a modification of the upper ribs.

The device will be described as applied to a window. Of course it may be applied to a doorway in precisely the same manner. A single awning is shown in connection with a single window. Where the window is wide, two or more of the awnings may be applied, (side by side,) the awning sides beingdispensed with, except at the sides ofthe window.

A is the window-sill, B the stiles, and C the top of the window-frame or transom.

D is a stick or stem to which is connected a frame, working on much the same principle as an umbrella-frame.

E is the head upon the stick, to which the ends of four ribs, F F, are hinged, in substantially the same manner as the ribs are hinged to the stick in an umbrella, the construction being such that the ribs may be expanded in a plane at right angles to the stick, as shown in Fig. l, 2, and 4, or may be folded together in line with the stick, (in the reverse direction to that shown in Fig. 3.) When the ribs are expanded, the ends of the upper two ribs, F, are in position to fit the upper corners of the window-frame,where they may be supported in any suitable manner. The ribs F, which extend downwardly, span the width of the Window, as shown. The ribs serve to give support to the awning-top G,Which is stretched upon them and attached to them.

The ribs F F are connected to the runner H by braces I, in the same manner as in an umbrella, and the slider works on the stick in the same manner, except that in this case it works in both directions, from the position shown in Figs. 1,2, and 4, so thatthc ribs and awning-cloth can be folded down to the stem in the same manner as an umbrella-cover, or folded the other way, as before described, and to allow the necessary movement of the run ner there are two spring-catches, J K, in place of a fixed stop and one spring-catch, as found in an umbrella In this improvement the lower catch, K, forms the stop to limit the inward movement of the runner, while the upper catch, J, permits the outward move ment of the runner, outward folding being desirable for an awning, and the lower spring non-essential. In the stem is a double joint made by means of ahinge-plate, L, whose ends work in saw-kerfs of the stem or stick D and a section, 1.), the plate being securedto these parts by pintle-pins M passing through the parts, as shown. The purpose of this double joint is to allow the parts D D of the stick to be folded side by side, as seen in Fig. 3.

When the apparatus is in use, one member of the double hinge is made rigid by a slipring or screw-ring", N, which is made to surround the end of the section D and the hingeplate L, for the purpose set forth, as seen in Figs. 1, 2, and 4.

O O are braces which are hinged to the end of the stem-section D, and whose free ends carry downturned hooks 1 made to engage in staples Q, which are driven into the sides of the stiles, so as to hold up the awning at the desired elevation. There may be any number of these staples required to hold the awning at different inclinations, according to circumstances. The sides of the awning are shown at G and the fringe at G The sides have button-holes g, which "engage on pins or studs 1% of the window-stiles, there being two or more of these button-holes in each side for use when the awning is at various inclinations.

g is a button on the side G. The edge of the side G may be buttoned back when, owing to the low positionofthe' awning, there is loose material extending inside the studs R.

To secure the upper ends of the upper ribs, F, at the upper corners of the window, I prefer to use a hinged bow or frame, T, whose ends are hinged to the stiles.

The form of the bow or frame is such that when it is elevated, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, the sides T extend up,cl0se to the stiles,t-o the upper corners of the window-frame, and the cross-bar '1" extends across from corner to corner, just beneath the lintel. At the ends ofthe. ribs F are hooksf, which engage in the bar T of the frame T or pins or staples at the sides of the windowframe.

V are cords which are attached to the crossbar T and carried through eyes \V, fixed to the window-frame, and by which the bow or frame is drawn upward from the position shown in Fig. 5 to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. i

In securing the ends of the ribs F to the how '1, the bow may be let down into the position shown in Fig. 5, and when the ribs have been connected to the bow or frame it is drawn upward. The bracehooks P are then engaged in the staples Q, and the hanging sides G are buttoned fast to the window-stiles. \Vhere it is desired to fix the awninglow, the slack parts of the edges are buttoned back to the edges 9, so as to hold the parts neatly folded.

The ring N may be plain and simply slide on the stick or stem D, or it may be screwthreaded within and work on the serrations at the edges of the plate L, the serrations forming practically screw-teeth, such serrations being shown at l in Fig. 3.

In Fig. 4 is a modification in which the bow or frame T is dispensed with and the hooks or eyes f at the ends of the ribs F made fast upon pins or staples U in the sides of the window-fran1c.

I have spoken of making the ribs F with hooks f to engage on the frame T or pins U. it is obvious that the ribs might be formed with eyes in place of the books, or with both hooks and eyes, as seen in Fig. 7, the hook and eye both being lettered f, as one is a sub stitution for the other, except that where the eyes are used with frame T, hooks must be used in addition to make connection between the ribs and the frame. These hooks are shown in Fig. 5 and lettered f.

The cover G G G would be secured to the frame by strings or in other usual manner, so as to be easily removable from the frame.

I claim as my invention- 1. In an awning-frame,thecombination,with the central stick or staff, a runner, ribs, and braces connecting the ribs and runner, of a brace having two legs and secured to the stick or staff, the legs being hinged to the brace and formed with hooks engaging staples on the stiles, substantially as set forth.

2. In an awning-fran1e,the combiuatiomwith the central stick or staff, a runner, ribs, and braces connecting the ribs and runner, of a brace having two legs and hinged to the central stick or staff, the legs being hinged to the brace and engaging the stiles, substantially as set forth.

The combination, with an awning-frame, substantially as described, of the lifting-frame T, consisting of cross bar T and side bars, T, cords forliftingandlowering thelifting-frame,

and eyes for the passage of the cords, the side justable brace-frameD O O, with hooks P, and

the staples Q Q, upon the window-frame, substant ially as and for the purpose set forth.

HENRY \V. SMl'llI. ln presence of- SAML. KNIGHT, BEN-IN. A. KNIGHT. 

